Science & Technology trivia questions
2055 multiple-choice Science & Technology trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- The average temperature around the world has climbed during the previous century due to global warming by this much.
- This defect of Earths atmosphere, caused by industrial pollution, lets more radiation reach the surface of our planet.
- The distribution of this substance into water is often deadly for seabirds as it destroys the structure of its feathers. Thus cold water quickly reaches the skin and the bird often freezes to death.
- Osteology is an important part of physical and forensic anthropology. What does an osteologist study?
- What does a philologist study?
- What does a cetologist study?
- Which word means the study of drug action?
- If you studied petrology, where would your interests lie?
- Which of these is the study of cells?
- Which of these is the study of knowledge?
- Which of these is the study of Mars?
- What does an auxologist study?
- Which is the correct pairing?
- Which ancient Greek historian is considered the Father of History?
- Because of introducing a classification scheme for distinguishing living organisms, Carolus Linnaeus is known as the father of what field of science?
- This person is considered as the Father of Computer, as he invented a counting machine called The Difference Engine.
- Who is regarded as the Father of Mathematics?
- Edgar Allan Poe is known to be the father of detective stories. What was he often characterized as?
- Myorrhexis is a very painful condition and can occur when you overexert. What is characteristic of this condition?
- What is the medical term for a nosebleed?
- The endocrine system is made up of glands. Aden(o) means glands; adren(o) means the adrenal glands. What term means enlargement of the adrenal glands?
- What is the closest point to the sun in the Earths orbit called?
- During which lunar phase is the moon least visible?
- When was the Hubble Space Telescope put into orbit by the Space Shuttle?
- During first quarter moon, what time does the moon rise?
- What unit in the metric system do astronomers use to measure the wavelength of light?
- In order to be classified as a Category 5 hurricane, the storm must have what winds speeds?
- About how many lightning bolts strike the Earth each second?
- This construction in the United States is struck by lightning around 500 times a year.
- Who created the Fujita scale in the late 1960s?